What is a Nissan S12?
What is a Nissan S12?
The S12 was produced from August 1983 to 1988, with revisions to the exterior trim in 1986 (referred to as “Mark II”). It was sold in two configurations—a coupe (often called a “notchback” due to the side profile view of its rear window section) and a hatchback version.
What car is the S12?
Nissan Silvia
S12
| Nissan Silvia (S12) | |
|---|---|
| Nissan Silvia Hatchback in Japan | |
| Overview | |
| Also called | Nissan 180ZX (Sweden) Nissan 190SX (Argentina) Nissan 200SX (North America) Nissan Gazelle (Japan, Australia) |
| Production | August 1983-1989 |
Why is the Nissan S banned?
The Nissan Silvia S15 is currently banned for road use in the United States. The official reason for the S15 being kept off of American roads is because of our 25-year import rule, which bans any car that 1) was not originally sold in the United States and 2) is less than 25 years old.
What is a 200 SX?
The Nissan 200SX (originally Datsun 200SX until the early 1980s) is an automobile nameplate that has been used on various export specification Nissan automobiles between 1975 and 2002.
What kind of car is the Nissan S12?
It was sold in two configurations—a coupe (often called a “notchback” due to the side profile view of its rear window section) and a hatchback version. A number of different engines were equipped in the S12 chassis, depending on production year and more specifically on the geographic market.
Why is the Nissan S12 Silvia called the 200SX?
The S12 Silvia brand in North America was badged as a “200SX”. For fear that the North American market would not be as profitable as other markets throughout; without any major innovations, Nissan Executives only scheduled the manufacturing of 5k of each trim package/engine options in the final 2 years before the halt of US production.
Is the Nissan S12 Silvia available in Japan?
The S12 Silvia in Japan was available in a hatchback as a basic model only, or as a coupé (notchback) in base, RS, and RS-X trims and exclusive to Nissan Prince Store Japanese dealerships as a junior companion to the Nissan Skyline.
What kind of car is the Nissan 200SX SE?
Nissan: 1988 200SX SE V-6, five-speed manual, power windows and locks, cruise control, cold a/c, hatchback with rear wiper. Paint is black and silver. Interior is dark blue cloth. Car is stock, unmolested, never raced]